recordings
Audio kept forever
Recordings are captured sounds or images preserved on some medium for later playback.
The word covers everything from studio albums to voicemails to security footage: The band released their early recordings, Court recordings revealed the extent of the conspiracy.
A recording can be audio, video, or both.
The singular recording also names the process itself: Recording is scheduled for next Tuesday.
Audio input device
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
mp3 · wav · volume · mixer · equalizer · decibels · hiss · dubbing
Unified collection of recordings
- trackPath or monitored route
- singleOne in number
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- sessionScheduled time for activity
demo · live · bootleg · master · vinyl · LP · EP · discography
Identifying attachment or marker
- releaseTo let go
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
chart · producer · remix · DJ · playlist · airplay · piracy · licensing
Gathered set of items
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- catalogOrdered list of items
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
restoration · vault · master tape · acetate · phonograph · wax cylinder · archive · rarities
Systematic observation of subjects
- footageRecorded video material
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- transcriptVerbatim written account
deposition · admissible · incriminating · forensic · interrogation · confession · wiretap · bodycam
microphone
Audio input device
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
acoustics · mp3 · wav · volume · mixer · equalizer · decibels · hiss · dubbing · tape
album
Unified collection of recordings
session · demo · live · bootleg · master · vinyl · LP · EP · discography · outtake
label
Identifying attachment or marker
- releaseTo let go
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- distributionAllocation across recipients
streaming · chart · producer · remix · DJ · playlist · airplay · piracy · licensing · copyright
collection
Gathered set of items
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- catalogOrdered list of items
- repositoryPlace for storing things
digitization · restoration · vault · master tape · acetate · phonograph · wax cylinder · archive · rarities · oral history
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- footageRecorded video material
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
transcript · deposition · admissible · incriminating · forensic · interrogation · confession · wiretap · bodycam · dashcam
episode
Serialized content unit
- interviewFormal questioning session
- hostOne receiving guests
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
download · listener · series · monologue · narration · editing · sponsorship · RSS · feed · backlist
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, labels, major label
- teaching mediaeducational films, instructional videos, teaching aids, learning aids, teaching tools
- video librarymovies, films, TV shows, DVDs, Blu-rays
recordingslive performances
Unrecorded shows with audiences
live music · live shows · live broadcasts · live events · concerts
recordingsephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
silence · erasures · deletions · oral traditions · oral tradition
- video recordingStored moving images
- recording studioFacility for capturing audio
- live recordingsAudio from actual performances
- recording artistOne who cuts tracks
- tape recordingAudio on magnetic medium
- audio recordingStored sonic information